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Riding the Wave-Project Management for Emergency Managers

Riding the Wave-Project Management for Emergency Managers

By: Andrew Boyarsky
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 Emergency management is a growing discipline as our world has become increasingly more complex, interconnected, and vulnerable to hazards both natural and human caused. The role of the emergency manager, including leaders in public safety, has expanded and become more vital to cities, counties, states, and large organizations, and much of this work can be contained and effectively managed within projects, be they longer term plans, disaster recovery, mitigation measures or short-term emergency responses to a disaster. This podcast series focuses on project management topics for emergency managers. Come with us as we ride the wave!All rights reserved Economics
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  • E19 - Resilience Thomas Croall

    E19 - Resilience Thomas Croall
    Feb 24 2024
    In episode 19 of Riding the Wave- PM4EM, my guest was Thomas Croall. We spoke about organizational and operation resilience, how corporations are addressing increasing risk factors in the post pandemic world, and how emergency management and business continuity are integrated into Enterprise Risk Management. A longer bio is given below and contact info and links below that: Thomas is a Resilience, Crisis, Continuity, Risk & Governance Expert. His broad experience extends across all areas of strategic, tactical and operational crisis management and continuity planning. He has worked in the public sector and blue-chip organisations. Thomas was responsible for establishing an ISO 22301 certified business continuity capability for National Savings & Investments and Aegon's life protection business. In his previous roles, Thomas developed and led the business continuity and crisis management programmes for both Manchester City Council and HSBC Insurance Europe. In 2012 Thomas worked in the London Operation Centre (LOC) as Duty Supervisor for the London Resilience Team on the London 2012 Olympics. Most recently, Thomas co-authored “Rail Resilience Review” – a resilience-based assessments/gap analysis of integrated emergency management capability across all UK rail infrastructure and train operating companies. He designed the Rail Resilience Programme plan leading to a Department of Transport funded 3-year programme of cross-industry improvements.​ Thomas has dealt with many major incidents having led the contingency planning to events such as national and regional electoral counts, major protests, and incidents such as computer viruses, H1N1 flu, severe winter weather and security threats. He is a former UK delegation principle expert at the ISO TC223 Societal Security Technical Committee where he was a contributing author to 'ISO 22325:2016 Emergency management - Guidelines for capability assessment' and 'ISO 22322:2015 Emergency management - Guidelines for public warning'. He has previously chaired Scottish Continuity and Emergency Planning Society Business Continuity Working Group and is a founding member of the City Security and Resilience Networks Advisory Council. Thomas developed the 'Business Continuity for Dummies' concept and brought together the project team that have produced the innovative Government endorsed book. In 2011 Thomas was highly commended as CIR ‘Public Sector Continuity Manager of the Year’. Thomas holds his Global Executive MBA, is a Member of the Emergency Planning Society, an Associate Member of the Business Continuity Institute and is a Specialist Member of the Institute of Risk Management. A longer version of this interview may be found on our YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/5kpTctiuAlM Contact and links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomascroall/ Thomas' thought provoking article on Fairweather Business Models https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/fair-weather-business-models-wont-stand-up-against-charging-croall?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_android&utm_campaign=share_via Rail Resilience Project (RRP) Emergency Management Review: Findings and Recommendations Report https://www.raildeliverygroup.com/media-centre-docman/12968-rail-resilience-project-report-final-version/file.html UK Civil Continencies Act: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/36/contents Chesterton's Fence: https://fs.blog/chestertons-fence/ RIMS Enterprise Risk Management: https://www.rims.org/community/global-professionals/rims-in-india/enterprise-risk-management Find out more about our PM4EM workshop: https://www.pinnacleperformancemanagement.com/planning-workshop Find out more about the book Riding the Wave-PM4EM: http://www.pm4em.com/
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    34 mins
  • EP 18 - Stakeholder Mgt with Kit Lee-Demery

    EP 18 - Stakeholder Mgt with Kit Lee-Demery
    Dec 8 2023
    Kit Lee-Demery is an emergency management professional with public, private, and higher education sector experiences. Kit is the Senior Manager of Business Continuity for Proskauer Rose and is responsible for business continuity and crisis management for the firm. Kit is also an adjunct at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Previously, Kit worked for Pace University, where she led the development and implementation of the University’s emergency management and fire life safety program. Kit began her career with the NYC Emergency Management, working alongside CERT to prepare and respond to disasters in New York City. She then worked at the Office of Chief Medical Examiners and contributed to the regional mass fatality plan, trained hospitals on mass fatality management, and was involved in COOP planning. Kit holds instructor certifications in Stop the Bleed and adult/pediatric first aid, CPR, and AED. Additionally, she Co-Chairs NYCEM’s public and private sector partnership’s Legal Forum. Kit is part of FBI InfraGard and a member of NYPD SHIELD. Kit received her B.S. in Criminal Justice from Pace University and her MPA, specializing in emergency management, from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She is also a graduate of the FBI Citizens’ Academy. In episode 18 we spoke about stakeholder management in EM/BC programs, how to leverage your network internally and externally to maintain and sustain an EM/BC Program, and what are the unique attractions of the EM profession. For a longer version of our interview, see: https://youtu.be/x4JWyLkl_9A
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    22 mins
  • EP 17- Risk And Recovery with Todd De Voe, EM Network

    EP 17- Risk And Recovery with Todd De Voe, EM Network
    Sep 28 2023
    We are kicking off a re-inauguration of the podcast, and I have as my guest Todd T. De Voe. In this episode we discussed risk and recovery topics, including the Gray Rhino, antifragility, disaster risk reduction, and his 30-60-90 day recovery planning framework. See referenced links below his bio. A full version of our conversation can be found at: https://youtu.be/AvUUUmtDQMg Todd T. De Voe, MPA, CEM® is the Editor in Chief of the Emergency Management Network, President of IAEM Region 9, and Vice President of the Foundation for the Research and Advancement of Emergency Management. Todd's involvement in Emergency Response, Emergency Management, Education and Volunteer Management started in 1989 when he became a volunteer firefighter in upstate New York. In 1991 Todd joined the United States Navy and became a Hospital Corpsman assigned to the Fleet Marine Force. In 2005 Todd was hired by the City of Dana Point as the Emergency Services Coordinator. In 2008 Todd was asked to be on a steering committee for Coastline Community College, as they developed their emergency management program, later that year Todd was invited to join the faculty. Today Todd is an instructor of Emergency Management at California State University Fullerton for the MPA program and, The University of California Irvine’s Certificate of Emergency Management. Todd is a graduate of the National Emergency Management Executive Academy’s Cohort VII. He is also the IAEM Region 9 representative on the University and Colleges Caucus. Links referenced in the podcast: Todd De Voe's EM Network: https://emnmedia.com/todd-t-de-voe/ Todd's blogpost on the 30-60-90 day principle of disaster recovery planning: https://emnetwork.substack.com/p/the-30-60-90-day-principle-of-disaster?utm_source=%2Fsearch%2F%2520The%252030-60-90%2520Day%2520Principle%2520of%2520Disaster%2520Recovery&utm_medium=reader2#details Antifragility: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/176227/antifragile-by-nassim-nicholas-taleb/ The miracle house in Lahaina Maui: https://www.npr.org/2023/08/24/1195331310/red-roof-house-fires-lahaina-hawaii The "Sand Palace" in Mexico Beach FL: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/14/us/hurricane-michael-florida-mexico-beach-house.html NPR series on the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey in Houston: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/1115298139/below-the-waterlines-houston-after-hurricane-harvey
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    40 mins
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